From: Biniam Haile \(SWE\) (eritrea.lave@comhem.se)
Date: Mon Jul 13 2009 - 14:19:01 EDT
Statement By The Ministry of Information
By Staff
Jul 13, 2009, 09:15
Somalia: A Failure That Cannot Be Camouflaged Under Any Excuse
As the third attempt made to impose illegal 'government' in Mogadishu
has failed, a number of dramas have been and continue to be orchestrated
with a view to covering up the utter failure instead of working towards
a fundamental and lasting solution for Somalia as a whole. The image
that such cheap dramas seek to portray is that of attempting to present
the Somali people's opposition as an extension of external extremist
agendas, as if there exists foreigners in the opposition, and as if arms
are being shipped in from outside. Resort has also been made to massive
diplomatic and media campaign involving huge funding in a desperate
attempt to justify this theatrical gimmick. Many media outlets too,
either intentionally or inadvertently, did not refrain from covering the
drama. Who is to believe and be mislead by claims that the Somali
people's resistance "is employing external human resource", as if it
lacked the requisite manpower and resilience? By the same token, which
na?ve parties are to be misleading by claims that the Somali opposition
forces are 'amassing arms from outside', as if there are no enough arms
in Somalia itself? What is even most surprising is the fact that Eritrea
is becoming the victim of all concocted and fabricated acts of lie and
defamation. The Somali people's issue is essentially the renaissance of
Somalia. The Somali people's issue is not a question of extremists or
non-extremists; the number of so-called extremists around the world and
in this region far exceed the number of those said to be existing in
Somalia. In a situation where there exists no functioning state and
government, law and order, as well as foreign intervention and warlords,
it is not surprising to witness Somalia becoming a fertile ground for
extremism. Under the circumstances, it is imperative that the Somali
people should be left alone to resolve their own problems themselves
without any external interference rather than looking for any excuses to
postpone a solution, and thus prolong their suffering.
Ministry of Information 12 July, 2009 Asmara
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